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Did Cloudflare just bring down half of the Internet? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 11 months ago by to c/technology@lemmy.ml
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Reminds me of the Crowdstrike incident last year.

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[–] 21 points 11 months ago (9 children)

There's some malicious satisfaction watching centralized internet burning in dumpster fire while your self hosted stuff is still up

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago (6 children)

    Isn't cloudflare a pretty common part of remotely accessing your server? I don't use it but I've seen lots of people talk about it and recommend using them.

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  • [–] 11 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

    yes. it also prevents attacks. it's basically a necessity these days.

    if you host your own stuff and get any traffic you'll get DDoSed by bots. cloudflare prevents this by detaching your DNS from your IP and distributing requests.

    just port forwarding on your home network these days... and you'll get dozens of attacks per hour.

    the internet is not 'nice' anymore. services like cloudflare are a necessity for any active services beyond personal use. long gone are the days you could host a web server from your bedroom.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    Maybe you guys are hosting more than me but I've got a few ports forwarded and don't see any unusual activity. I guess I'm just lucky.

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago

    I do use it myself (free tier only) but it’s out of ease and convenience. I’m ready to abandon it but I like the security it brings. My stuff is just personal garbage with no strict uptime requirement - if I lose public access I still have Tailscale and a VPN to my router as backup.

    So, it’s a deal with the devil for sure, but it’s one I wore protection for when signing.

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